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About Sound Recording
Title
Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4K.5. Death of John P. Harrington of New York; Relay of Information to Lawrence O’Brien’s Office
Digital Identifier
JFKPOF-TPH-04K-5
Date(s) of Materials
Undated
Description
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman who answers the telephone in the office of Lawrence F. O’Brien, Special Assistant to the President. Lincoln begins to relay a message about the death of a man named either “John P. Harrington” or “John T. Harrington.”
[White House Operator?] places the call at Lincoln’s request. The recording ends abruptly.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 4K, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-04K, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4K.
[White House Operator?] places the call at Lincoln’s request. The recording ends abruptly.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 4K, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-04K, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4K.
Copyright Status
Public Domain
Extent / Physical Description
item 5 on 1 dictation belt (29 seconds)
Series
Series 13.2.1. Telephone Recordings [Original accession].
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files. Presidential Recordings. Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 4K.5. Death of John P. Harrington of New York; Relay of Information to Lawrence O’Brien’s Office
Contributor(s)
Archival Creator(s)
President (1961-1963 : Kennedy). Office of the Personal Secretary. , 1961 - 1963
Media Type
Associated Record(s)
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
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Transcript:
JFKPOF-TPH-04K-5-TR.pdf
JFKPOF-TPH-04K-5-TR.pdf
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